Scope selection

[farmerjoe99]

Alright my scope came yesterday!
First impressions:
1) Very good packaging by opticsplanet A+
2) lightweight
3)Much nicer than my old UTG as far as adjustments go
the power wheel is much smoother and
I'm looking forward to using the side-wheel!
and the turret adjustments are much better than my UTG...
Looking forward to mounting it when things warm up and doing some side by side comparisons
with my UTG, Nikon, and Leupold scopes!
Joseph

[condor22]

 farmerjoe99
 on: Today at 08:32:15 PM  02 24 2015  Doing some side by side comparisons with my UTG, Nikon, and Leupold scopes!

 

 Now that's what I call a good review, comparing a scope to it's piers.  I reject all reviews of I own one, therefore it's the best, bar none. Photos and videos, please, the more the better.  Loooking forward to reading your review. Thanks.

[Tyrantblade]

My sidewinder should be delivered tomorrow, from what I could find out I should be amazed.

[farmerjoe99]

farmerjoe99
 on: Today at 08:32:15 PM  02 24 2015  Doing some side by side comparisons with my UTG, Nikon, and Leupold scopes!

 

 Now that's what I call a good review, comparing a scope to it's piers.  I reject all reviews of I own one, therefore it's the best, bar none. Photos and videos, please, the more the better.  Loooking forward to reading your review. Thanks.

That's what I'm going to try an do but it won't be perfect...
(the scope don't match each other very well ...but for what its worth...
and its going to take a while...(can't start till it warms up and I'll be working full time...)
The scope I can compare it to are:
Leupold rifleman 3-9x40
Nikon pro-staff 3-9x40 possibly a 4-12
and a UTG 4-16x50

Tips on how to go about it?

Let us know what you think of the sidewinder
Joseph

[Tyrantblade]

I just got to examining my sidewinder a few minutes ago, packaging isn't quite what I thought it would be, but it could of been done worse and everything seemed in order, I tested what I could, everything feels solid and seems to work (only thing I didn't actually test was the adjustment knobs, they pop up and im sure they will work, if for some reason they don't there is Hawkes warranty which everybody seems to have a good experience with if they need it)

At 4.5x magnification and 10 yard focus things were clear at less than 5 yards, illumination seems more powerful than needed at high settings, should be very usable on low settings.

Really top notch scope, can't wait to actually mount and use it when the weather gets much better.

I have no doubt that if you want one of the best scopes you can get for an airgun, a sidewinder is it.